
The Galaxy S9’s camera and front-facing sensors are far more helpful for other tasks, like security authentication. Google’s phone seemed to have a bluish tint that’s noticeable when looking at the white flowers. But I did prefer the S9’s photo over the Pixel 2 XL’s. Colors sometimes looked too bright or washed out in the S9’s photos, as shown in the photo of a flower bouquet below. When comparing the Galaxy S9+’s camera to that of the Apple iPhone X and Google Pixel 2 XL, I found that the iPhone X’s camera was generally best when it came to detail and color accuracy. The Galaxy S9 is certainly capable of taking crisp, colorful photos, but unfortunately for Samsung so are rival smartphones. Samsung added a dual mechanical aperture that switches between f/1.5 and f/2.4 depending on the lighting, whereas the Galaxy S8’s camera has an f/1.7 aperture. So what exactly is different about the Samsung Galaxy S9 compared to the Galaxy S8? The camera, for starters.
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(The Plus model also has a larger battery and slightly more memory).

The bigger version, which I’ve been using for this review, also as a dual camera, whereas the S9 only has one. The S9’s display resolution is also the same as last year’s model, and both new phones have retained the standard headphone jack for connecting wired headphones - a rare find on today’s smartphones.Īs usual, the biggest changes between the two new flagships comes down to screen size, with the Galaxy S9+ including a 6.2-inch display and the S9 featuring a 5.8-inch screen. If you’ve used Samsung’s other recent smartphones, there’s a lot that will feel familiar about the Galaxy S9 and S9+.īoth devices have the same eye-popping Super AMOLED screen that covers nearly the entire face of the phone, which Samsung first debuted on the Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8. The two devices start shipping on March 16 for $719.99 (Galaxy S9) and $839.99 (Galaxy S9+).

Samsung’s latest pair of flagship phones, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, bring modest improvements dressed in the same outfit as last year’s Galaxy S8.
